I would suggest letting a provider know during screening just to avoid any surprises for either of you. Also, being up front and honest tends to set a good tone. Just my opinion.

Indians tend to be uncut, raising hygiene issues with some women and then there are some cultural issues, (perceived misogyny) and then I suppose there is just blatant racism on the part of some people/providers.

As long as you are clean and respectful, prerequisites for men of ALL races, you shouldn't have a problem, but yes I believe you will on occasion run into a woman who for one reason or another will not see you because of your race. Fortunately, unlike younger black men for example, I doubt you will run into this issue too often.  

Read these boards for long enough and you will end up smacking your own head about just how "out there" some people here are about perpetuating and even inventing new racial stereotypes about people who look different from themselves. You can't fix stupid, but good behavior is it's own reward.  

It really is a shame these questions even need to be asked, but you can't just put your head in the sand and pretend that the problem doesn't exist, even if the problem is not as bad as one might believe.

As I'm babbling on, I realize that I really don't have a clue why individual Providers might have an "Indian" restriction.  

The only valid reason I can think of is that many ethnic Providers do not see others of their own ethnicity on the chance that there be mutual acquaintances. E.g., some Korean Providers say, "No Koreans" because of the close-knit Korean communities in some regions. (A K-girl working in Manhattan (NYC) might live openly in K-town in Queens. Some K-guy in Queens might not want to play in his own backyard and scoot into Manhattan, instead. "No Koreans!" is to be on the safe side that your neighbor from K-town Queens doesn't show up at your workplace in Manhattan.)

I think you'll find plenty of great opportunities out there even after subtracting the few with restrictions. Good luck

But the truth is that most  Indian clients I've had have been a problem in one way or another and wound up on my DNS list after just one visit.  Nowadays, they usually land there before we even meet.  

Appearance?  Nah, not for me.  Well, wait a minute, I'll take that back!  There have been a few who had really gross, way-too-long TOENAILS which I found completely repulsive.  So that could go under either "hygiene" or "appearance", I suppose. :shrug:

Personality & Behavior?  This is the important factor for me, and again, YES.  
Now, I personally have never felt at all threatened or fearful for my physical safety with any Indian man whom I either met or with whom I corresponded without meeting.  
The most apt word that comes to mind is DIFFICULT.  

I've only met a handful in the past year or so, but with each one there was some noteworthy issue.  Most often it's not respecting my boundaries, making it clear he only wants the absolute most bang for his buck (treating the provider like an object rather than a human being), and just plain inconsiderate words & actions.   Not the worst offenses, to be sure, but not people I'd like to see again.  

And this is not counting the dozen or so who scheduled then cancelled with short notice, or once they were screened then began asking explicit questions, made crude negotiation attempts, or pulled a NCNS.  

THEN there's those who don't even make it past screening because they're either already blacklisted or they immediately rub me the wrong way.  It would take all day to list the many examples, but it typically boils down to inappropriate comments, an overall disrespectful vibe, or demanded something I don't offer.  

So I'll admit that when someone contacts me and either tells me he's Indian, or his name does it for him, my guard goes up just a little bit more than usual.  

BUT!  I don't refuse to see Indian men just because they're Indian.  Nope.  
As already mentioned, very few make it past my screening & scheduling to actually keep their date without incident.

I apologize if this is harsh, or if I sound at all cavalier about it, but what I'm sharing is completely true.  I honestly wish it weren't.  

Please bear in mind that my experiences & opinions are uniquely my own, and although some providers have shared similar stories with me, I certainly don't believe ALL providers have encountered the same nor that their reactions would mirror my mine.

The gist of what I'm trying to convey is that such a policy might be based more on experiences than "reputation"

 
Now, certain ladies DO refuse to see Indian men based solely upon stereotypes, generalizations, and profiling.  

Some believe that "all Indian men reek of curry" and won't see them for that reason alone.  (Seriously.)

Others, even having never met an Indian client, have ideas about their attitudes toward women or how they might behave in-session either from other providers , what they've observed in civvie social settings, or whatever the Long Island Medium told them.  I don't know, but yes, unfortunately these decisions are not always formed from personal experiences.  

 
Whew.....  oh, and lest you think that I'm saying I find Indian clients are worse than any other ethnic group?  Nope, definitely not.  

So far no issues

I am an Indian guy and so far haven't had problems in meeting providers. I state it during the initial contact and let things take its course. Be clean and courteous and you shouldn't have any problems!
Cheers!

I'm guessing it's just a coincidence but this same topic was being Tweeted just yesterday (but I only saw it today) so I thought you might find some of the candid opinions informative.  

That Twitter account, GotHookerProblems, is usually highly entertaining!